23 August 2021
Welcome back to our assisted living and memory care blog. We’re here for you dear residents, resident’s family, and the entire local community. We’ve covered the first three of this eight-part series on the subject of “When and How to Seek Professional Assisted Living or Memory Care”. Those three blog...
16 August 2021
Welcome back to our assisted living and memory care blog. We’re here for you dear residents, resident’s family, and the entire local community. We’ve covered the first two of this eight-part series on the subject of “When and How to Seek Professional Assisted Living or Memory Care”. Those two blog...
8 August 2021
Welcome back to our assisted living and memory care blog. We’re here for you dear residents, resident’s family, and the entire local community. Last week we posted the first of an eight-part series on the subject of “When and How to Seek Professional Assisted Living or Memory Care”. That blog...
2 August 2021
Hello dear residents, resident’s family, and the entire local community who are struggling through providing in-home assisted living or memory care services. This goes out to you whether you are or are not actively searching for professional care services in and around Hiram. As professional assisted living and memory care...
26 July 2021
In our last blog post, we discussed five benefits of chiropractic care for the elderly. That blog post hopefully got you thinking about a different way to manage pain. Today, we’re going to talk about something equally (or more) important than managing pain. We’re going to talk about managing heart...
12 July 2021
Summer greetings to you, our faithful blog readers, cherished assisted living residents, memory care residents, and family members all! A common goal within our entire care team is to leave work each day and reflect that “I made someone smile today”. It is the goal of this blog post to...
2 July 2021
The 4th of July is a favorite summer holiday for Americans across the country. Whether you’re enjoying a barbecue with your dear loved ones here at Manor Lake Hiram Assisted Living & Memory Care, or with them at home with you, we all relish the opportunity to celebrate freedom with...
21 June 2021
At Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care here in Hiram, we celebrate our residents and their spirit of independence not only on July 4th, but every day of the year. Our dedicated and loving staff is here to accommodate the unique lifestyle our residents choose so that they can...
7 June 2021
We pride ourselves here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (Hiram) for helping more than our residents and their families. We take great pride in helping you, our neighbors here in Hiram who lovingly provide at-home assisted living and/or memory care services to your loved ones. Trust us,...
24 May 2021
With raising spirits all around, we send our greetings to you, our faithful blog readers, cherished assisted living residents, memory care residents, and family members all! We are celebrating a degree of return to normalcy from pandemic-related lock downs. Family members are enjoying safely and personally celebrating life with all...
17 May 2021
We are warmed by your feedback and appreciation for the fact that our blog contributors here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care provide meaningful and educational material. As you might imagine, a frequently discussed topic with phone callers and walk-in visitors centers upon how those on fixed...
3 May 2021
Greetings to our faithful blog readers, cherished assisted living residents, memory care residents, and family members all! It occurred to us that many of you may not realize the constant dedicated efforts of your support team in continuing education. The quality of all our caregivers is humbling to us and...
26 April 2021
Celebrating Memorial Day is both a solemn and joyous celebratory American tradition. First and foremost, it is a day of remembrance for those who have died in military service for their country. So, there is an inherent solemn presence throughout the holiday weekend. But it is safe to say that...
12 April 2021
Spring is finally here, and that means warmer weather has begun! Let’s hope it’s here to stay! After a cold winter, a spring celebration is almost necessary. Here are some fun ways to welcome the new season with your loved one who requires senior assisted living help or for your...
5 April 2021
Well, Easter 2021 has come and gone. Hopefully, all of you out there shared precious and memorable moments celebrating Easter with your family. Now it is time to celebrate Spring and a systematic return to more pleasant weather. As most of you know, here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living...
22 March 2021
It is probably never going to feel like the right time to have “The Talk” about a memory care facility with a parent who is the caregiver of a spouse with dementia. Many adult children avoid bringing it up because it’s such a complicated and sensitive topic. Here at Manor...
15 March 2021
Our blog posts are syndicated to various social media sites in the interest of educating and keeping our residents and their family informed. GOOD NEWS! The visitation policy update is posted on our home page, but we feel important to place it here in our blog to facilitate maximum exposure....
8 March 2021
Today we dedicate our discussion to those of you wondering if the senior loved ones under you care are safely served by being online and active in social media circles. For reasons you can likely conclude on your own, your concerns for your loved one who requires memory care support...
1 March 2021
From all of us here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care, we appreciate the positive feedback from our blog readers regarding the practical utility of our blog posts. Many of our readers are at home taking care of their loved one’s Assisted Living support needs and/or their...
22 February 2021
This is the third of a three-part blog series designed to help those of you considering a transition to professional senior assisted living care here in Hiram. So far, we’ve covered when is the right time to move and how to prepare for a move. Today, we’ll cover what to...
15 February 2021
Last week we discussed when is the right time to move into a managed senior living community. This blog post is targeted for those of you who have decided that now is the right time to transition to assisted living care here in Hiram. Today, we’ll discuss how to prepare...
8 February 2021
While there are countless benefits that come with managed senior care, all of us here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Hiram understand that it can be a stressful topic for individuals and families. Transitioning to managed care means saying goodbye to a home that’s comfortable,...
1 February 2021
We’d like to share some keen insight with you from Dr. Elizabeth Galik (Phd, CRNP) and Dr. Richard Stefanacci (MD, DO) regarding their views on improving care for patients with dementia. It is a professional obligation for the staff here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (Hiram) to...
25 January 2021
Deciding on how to best care for your loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia can be overwhelming. As professional assisted living and memory care service providers here in Hiram, we know this all too well. Whether you’re here with us now, or struggling at home to care for a loved...
11 January 2021
The difference between simple entrepreneurial and genuinely loving professional senior assisted living care and truly loving professional memory care services is volunteer investment in our residents, their families, and the local community. This blog here at Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care here in Hiram is a perfect example....
4 January 2021
Here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care, our team of professional memory care and assisted living care providers constantly seek ways to improve the quality of life of our residents, their family, and their friends. Today’s blog addresses one of the most prolific thieves of quality of life,...
21 December 2020
Manor Lake Assisted Living Communities are Considered 1-A Long Term Care Facilities by the Georgia Department of Public Health. With the 1-A status our residents and Staffs will be among the first to be offered the Vaccine. We have already contacted the two approved providers for the Vaccine Walgreens and...
14 December 2020
Our team of professional memory care and assisted living care providers here at Manor Lake Hiram are there for all of you, young and seasoned alike. Today’s blog offers numerous “brain exercises” that we all can to do improve memory and focus. Again, these exercises are not directed at our...
7 December 2020
We found the following educational and uplifting story from the University of Utah and feel compelled to share it with you. As professional senior assisted living and memory care support providers, we know that music has always been a therapeutical tool to enrich our dear resident’s lives. The month of...
30 November 2020
Whether you’re a cherished resident at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Hiram, a family member, or a valued fan of our blog, we trust you had a great Thanksgiving Holiday and are looking forward to the magic of the entire Christmas Holiday season. But it is...
9 November 2020
When it comes to happiness later in life, there is one factor that countless studies show is key for most people: Social connection. More important than money or one’s past career success, research from around the world shows people need social activity to genuinely enjoy their “golden years.” Keeping active...
2 November 2020
Getting swept up on a great television series can make us laugh, provide a shared interest with others, or simply forget our worries for a little while. Streaming services, like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Disney+, offer an enormous variety of options for television (as well as movies) but it might...
26 October 2020
Today we hope to educate all our Hiram-area assisted living and our Hiram memory care community residents, family, neighbors, and friends on the subject of healthy sleep. Sleep disorders affect people of all ages, but they become more prevalent during your senior years, putting you at risk for a range...
12 October 2020
Greetings once again to all of our Hiram-area assisted living and our Hiram memory care community residents, family, neighbors, and friends. We’re entering flu season here in Hiram, and while most focus today is rightfully centered on COVID, you simply must address the dangers of flu season and what you...
28 September 2020
Welcome back to our blog page for our Hiram-area assisted living and our Hiram memory care community. No matter what stage of care need your elderly loved one is at, you can trust that you have proven professionals right around the corner here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory...
21 September 2020
Helping your parent or a loved one make the move to professional assisted living care here in Hiram or professional memory care here in Hiram can be overwhelming for all involved. However, there are steps you can take to make the transition as easy and comfortable as possible. The key...
14 September 2020
We routinely receive finance-related questions while providing professional assisted living services here in Hiram and loving memory care services in Hiram as well. A commonly asked question pertains to whether or not establishing joint bank accounts between seniors and their family. We want to recognize “A Place For Mom” who...
31 August 2020
We witness and understand that there are certain stresses involved in visiting the doctor and the dentist. We discovered some very practical advice provided by Dr. John Voytas, M.D., a Doctor of Geriatric Medicine. He focuses on preparation for the visit and how it can make things go so much...
24 August 2020
Our team of professional memory care and assisted living care providers here at Manor Lake Hiram are there for all of you at home care providers. Much of our blog is dedicated to works designed to assist you in your selfless commitment to your senior loved ones. Unfortunately, there will...
17 August 2020
We often hear horrible stories from families concerning an elderly loved one who was short-changed or downright scammed, financially or otherwise. Our caring professionals here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care focus this blog post on the topic of con-artists and scammers of all stripes. While this...
3 August 2020
We appreciate the positive feedback from all of us here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care regarding the practical utility of our blog. It is now August and the increasing heat index can be deadly for the young and senior alike. The safety of our cherished residents...
13 July 2020
Hello once again from our team of Hiram-area assisted living and Hiram-area memory care professionals. Since it is dangerously hot outside these days, you all are probably looking for things to do inside to have some fun and beat the heat. Today we thought it might be inspiring to consider...
6 July 2020
In our continuing effort to support those of you who lovingly support your senior loved ones, our team of Hiram-area assisted living and Hiram-area memory care professionals thought it would be wise to share eight facts you should know about summer and senior care. We want all of you at-home...
22 June 2020
Whether you spent Father’s Day with Dad here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (here in Hiram) or not, start thinking about your next tribute to remind him of how special he is to you and your family. If life got in the way and you could not...
8 June 2020
We hope you realize by now that we pride ourselves here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (here in Hiram) for helping more than our residents and their families. We take great pride in helping you, our neighbors here in Hiram who lovingly provide at-home assisted living and/or...
11 May 2020
In the months leading up to a senior loved one’s transition to an assisted living community like ours here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care Hiram, family members are busy (often overwhelmed) juggling all of the details of the move. From helping your loved one to downsize and...
4 May 2020
We pride ourselves here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (here in Hiram) for helping more than our residents and their families. We take great pride in helping you, our neighbors here in Hiram who lovingly provide at-home assisted living and/or memory care services to your loved ones....
20 April 2020
If you ever watched a comedic sitcom or movie on television, you likely seen this common scene. An elderly person loses their hearing aid, causing them to mishear certain lines from another character. As a result, a comedic situation is played out. However, it’s only a satirization of a subject...
13 April 2020
Greetings all. Your caring staff here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care Hiram are fully aware that this is the third pandemic-related blog post in a row. Rest assured we’ll move on soon enough to more uplifting messaging, but we can’t turn our head to the fact that...
6 April 2020
Today we offer you an outstanding article written by Linda Dono, a featured writer with AARP. We believe all readers can take something away from this. To protect the most vulnerable residents against COVID-19, assisted living and memory care communities (like ours here at Manor Lake Hiram) are raising the...
31 March 2020
All of us here at Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care here in Hiram are adjusting dialing to the unprecedented challenges to providing professional assisted living and memory care services. One of the most rewarding services that we conduct is group exercise classes which of course are both disallowed...
17 March 2020
Maintaining the health, wellness, and safety of our residents is our number one priority. Due to the COVID-19 situation, effective immediately we are restricting visitors to our community. This is in cooperation with federal mandates regarding this situation. Letters regarding specific details are being sent to the responsible parties for...
2 March 2020
We have a lot in common with those of you out there providing at-home assisted living services or memory care services in and around Hiram. For instance, the challenges related to loss of appetite within our aging loved ones is common to both professional and at-home care givers alike. We...
24 February 2020
As professional assisted living and memory care support providers here in Hiram, we know it is often times intimidating when providing care for senior living, assisted living, or memory care loved ones. Today we’re asking all of you in this loving struggle to take a moment and reflect if you...
17 February 2020
Prologue: All professional memory care and assisted living care providers like us here at Manor Lake Hiram understand and respect those of you who so lovingly carry the burden of care for your loved ones. Part of our community service campaign is to educate via this blog so that you...
10 February 2020
Valentine’s Day reserves special space in the hearts of many of the assisted living and/or memory care loved one’s that we support. Professional assisted living caregivers such as us here at Manor Lake Hiram have long recognized that this Holiday can become a solemn one for many of our loved...
3 February 2020
In our continued support of you angels out there engaged in the loving sacrifice in providing senior assisted living or memory care support, today we’re going to share a fantastic discussion of one of the single most frustrating conditions that caregivers like you often deal with, your loved one’s paranoia....
28 January 2020
Regular readers of our Manor Lake Hiram Assisted Living & Memory Care blog know that we provide loving care to their assisted living or memory care dependent loved one. Today, we offer due credit to “BrightFocus Foundation” as the primary source for this blog post and for their genuine professionalism...
21 January 2020
Suppose your elderly mother or father is struggling with day-to-day activities like laundry, cleaning and cooking. But he or she is not truly ill and doesn’t need a high level of daily health care. You worry about him or her walking up and down stairs or carrying a bag of...
13 January 2020
We want to thank in advance “Active Beat” who publishes insightful works on healthy lifestyles. They recently offered advice for senior care givers regarding nutritional health. Here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care, we gladly share the following with you today whether you’re providing senior assisted living...
6 January 2020
Well, the new year is upon us. It’s early January and from experience, we here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care know that many of you purposely (and understandably) chose to ignore the notion that your senior loved one is now fully dependent. That is something so...
9 December 2019
Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we are smack in the middle of the Christmas/Holiday season. Your loved one who’s now living with dementia or the multiple challenges of senior life have always been the cornerstone of family Holidays and traditions. The challenges increase for all caregivers to continue...
18 November 2019
By now I think all of you realize that here at Hiram’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care, we invest in managing this blog as a service to our cherished residents, their families, and to the countless angels out there who lovingly provide self-help at-home senior care services. We...
13 November 2019
Today’s blog post is a tribute to our staff who work so hard each day to create the safe, clean, and genuinely attractive living environment that every resident deserves. We invite the followers of our blog to take a walk through our gallery page and see with your own eyes...
6 November 2019
Today’s blog post is designed to help those of you out there trying to decide the strategic care plan for a loved one suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s or other dementia-related disease. It is very common for all of you care providers to be confused regarding exactly what...
29 October 2019
On behalf of our Executive Director Randy Brown, we are happy to announce our October 21st Grand Opening of Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Hiram! Our first week has been a wonderful experience for our community, our staff, and our residents, and resident families alike! We...
28 October 2019
We take great pride here at Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care here in Hiram to share our knowledge and stories to help as many people as possible. For those of you struggling to care for loved ones in need of memory care support, we understand your challenges and...
14 October 2019
It’s a longstanding tradition at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Hiram to celebrate Halloween with both our assisted living and our memory care residents. Each year we research new and exciting ideas to smile, laugh, and share our love for our treasured residents. This year we...
7 October 2019
Many people who are in need of assisted living services or memory care services in and around Hiram put off looking for care for fear of how they will pay for it. Here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care we are fully committed to providing the highest quality...
22 August 2019
For most seniors, the notion of losing independence is something extremely difficult to admit. The thought of the need to move into an assisted living community is unsettling at best. Putting off the conversation between a senior and his/her caregiver(s) will only exacerbate the fear and anxiety for all parties....